TOP5 Things Sex has in Common with the World Cup

In honor of sports fans everywhere, even at the risk of getting a red card, FMU, in conjunction with FIFA proudly presents: TOP5 Things Sex has in Common with the World Cup!

#5: International Appeal
Football (soccer as it’s known in our little corner of the universe) boasts a world-wide appeal rivaled by no other sport. I’ll never forget watching the US face Ghana during the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa. That’s because I watched it with my oldest son from a cafe in Guatemala. So we watched our own country play another country. In another country. From yet another country.

But the popularity of the World Cup pales in comparison to the ubiquitous appeal of sex. And why not, seeing as how our very good and all-wise creator made the process for producing people so pleasurable? Even more fun than football (or soccer)! But sex is far more than a way to populate the planet, and have fun doing it.

#3: Boundaries
Unlike in American sports, where play is paused every few minutes for endless commercials, about the only break in the action at the World Cup happens when the ball goes out of bounds. And even then, only for a millisecond. Bottom line, if the ball isn’t on the field you can’t enjoy the game.

#2: Teamwork
Many of the teams in this year’s World Cup make it look so easy, but you know that kind of teamwork ain’t magic. It takes an insane amount of practice to achieve that level of instinct, skill and synergy.

Sex is similar. Regardless of the effortless, wild sex you see in the movies, the reality is a tad bit more complex. I recognize that many a person has enjoyed a one-night stand, but that kind of fleeting sexual experience can’t hold a candle to a faithful sexual relationship between two lovers committed to each other for life.

Understanding how to please your partner in bed, requires a depth of intimacy and honesty you can’t expect from someone who’s only in it for a good time, or even from someone who’s moved in with you to “try things out.”

#1: We like to toot our own horn
This year’s World Cup without the vuvuzela feels kinda like the internet without cats. I mean sure they’re loud and annoying, but so is your little brother and we don’t ban him from the World Cup. Simply put, the reason the loudest horn known to man is the chosen instrument of football fanatics everywhere is because they’re proud of their team. And feel the need to deafen you to prove it.

It’s common to see a similar sentiment when it comes to sex. Whether it’s the worldly pagan relishing the walk of fame back to his dorm on Sunday morning or the faithful Sunday morning attendee wearing their virginity on their finger, we like to toot our own horn. But whether we’re bragging about our sexual exploits or self-discipline, it exposes our selfish motives for doing either.

If you’re sexually chaste, brilliant! But, to be frank, that’s what you’re supposed to be. Your obedience will deepen your intimacy with the Lord, but it doesn’t win any points with Him. And you shouldn’t use it to win points with others.

Do you not know that in a [game] all the [players play], but only one gets the prize? [Play] in such a way as to get the prize. Everyone who competes in the games goes into strict training. They do it to get a crown that will not last, but we do it to get a crown that will last forever. – 1 Cor 9:24-25 (NIV)

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